Bestselling novel by 39-Across about an aspiring hip-hop artist (4 wds.) Crossword Clue

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ASPIRING (adjective)
1. desiring or striving for recognition or advancement

More Daily Pop Crossword (2/15/2026) Answers

Across

1. "That Old ___ in the Hole" (Annie Proulx novel)

4. Broke bread

7. Hunted animal

11. Mamma ___! (musical film starring Meryl Streep)

12. Second word in the names of two MLB teams

13. Cut with a light

14. Transaction for a dealer on a lot (2 wds.)

16. ___ Mountains (Europe/Asia border range)

19. "Fresh ___" (NPR program co-hosted by Terry Gross)

20. Start of a children's learning song

21. Droops down

24. Spa sigh

26. Big galoot

29. Bestselling novel by 39-Across made into a film starring Amandla Stenberg and Regina Hall (4 wds.)

32. Back muscle, familiarly

33. Actress DeLaria of Orange Is the New Black

34. From square one

35. "It was twenty years ___ today" (first line of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band")

37. Film buff's TV channel

39. "Concrete Rose" novelist who also wrote the young adult bestsellers 17-Across and 29-Across (2 wds.)

44. "Water for Elephants" novelist Gruen

45. Video-game centers

47. Lost traction on the ice, say

48. Whisper sweet nothings

49. Justice Department's anti-narcotics arm (Abbr.)

50. Wine valley in California

51. Bygone airline letters

52. "The Sheltering ___" (Paul Bowles novel)

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Down

1. "Monsieur Spade" cable network

2. "It's been real, dahling"

3. Make as money

4. Japanese beer brand

5. Put up with

6. Corporate VIP for short

7. Actress Eve who played Jan Brady on "The Brady Bunch"

8. Penny that's worth much more than a penny, perhaps (2 wds.)

9. Jacob's Old Testament twin

10. Business review website

15. Secret supply

18. Hawaiian island that used to host the NFL Pro Bowl

21. Abbreviated city name on MLB's Cardinals caps

22. Cry of discovery

23. "Pull yourself together!" (3 wds.)

25. London airport

27. Abbreviation on many a Monopoly deed

28. "A ___ Good Men" (Tom Cruise film)

30. Ingredient in some lip balms

31. "The Effect of ___ Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds" (Paul Zindel play)

36. "___ at Home" (Food Network show hosted by chef De Laurentiis)

38. Warm drink on a snowy day

39. Professional organization (Abbr.)

40. Lioness in "The Lion King"

41. Diplomat's specialty

42. Totals up

43. "___, and ye shall find"

46. ___ My Name (Destiny's Child hit song)

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